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Lost and Found in America: The Art of Vesna Kittelson

2020

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Vesna KittelsonForeword by Lyndel King

A vibrant review of the international career and passionate spirit of a longtime Twin Cities artist

The prolific artistic production of Vesna Kittelson always maintains autobiographical connections, from installations of deconstructed books and her luminous drawings of fountains recall her childhood in Split, Croatia, to brilliant botanical watercolors in her artist’s books result from her research on Charles and Emma Darwin. Here Kittelson demonstrates her strong passion for creativity through her ever-evolving practice and extensive international career.

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The prolific artistic production of Vesna Kittelson always maintains autobiographical connections: her installations of deconstructed books and her luminous drawings of fountains recall her childhood in Split, Croatia; her early color field paintings represent people and places she remembers; her war paintings portray the tragedy and emotion experienced in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as her reactions to the 9/11 attack in the United States; the brilliant botanical watercolors in her artist’s books result from her research on Charles and Emma Darwin; and her dynamic cutout portraits of her students reveal bonds with fellow artists and immigrants of a later generation. A vital participant in the Minneapolis arts community for decades, Kittelson demonstrates her strong passion for creativity through her ever-evolving practice and extensive international career.

Vesna Kittelson was a member of the Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM) and a founder of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art in Minneapolis. She taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design for many years.